strigolactones
Strigolactones are plant hormones that regulate growth and development, particularly branching patterns in shoots and roots.
They're released into soil where they signal to beneficial fungi, promoting symbiotic relationships that help plants absorb nutrients.
The name comes from *Striga*, a parasitic weed that exploits these chemical signals to locate host plants: Researchers are studying strigolactones to develop crops resistant to parasitic weeds.
Parasitic weed harming cereals
- parasitic plantsFlora drawing from hosts
- crop lossDestroyed agricultural output
- sorghumWarm-climate cereal grass
- maizeCob-bearing cereal crop
Interspecies biological interdependence
- soil fungiUnderground organisms decomposing matter
Conveying information nonverbally
- auxinPlant growth hormone
- plant growthIncrease in botanical size
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- biosynthesisLiving production of molecules
receptor · perception · crosstalk · homeostasis · feedback · endogenous
Something developing from another
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- riceStaple cereal grain
- nodeConnection point in networks
Agricultural production amount
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- drought toleranceCapacity to withstand water scarcity
- sustainable agricultureFarming preserving long-term productivity
- cereal cropsFood grains grown agriculturally
stress response · food security · soil fertility · agrochemical
witchweed
Parasitic weed harming cereals
- parasitic plantsFlora drawing from hosts
- crop lossDestroyed agricultural output
- sorghumWarm-climate cereal grass
symbiosis
Interspecies biological interdependence
- soil fungiUnderground organisms decomposing matter
signaling
Conveying information nonverbally
- auxinPlant growth hormone
- plant growthIncrease in botanical size
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
biosynthesis · receptor · perception · crosstalk · homeostasis · feedback · endogenous
outgrowth
Something developing from another
- inhibitionMental check on behavior
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- riceStaple cereal grain
crop yield
Agricultural production amount
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- drought toleranceCapacity to withstand water scarcity
- sustainable agricultureFarming preserving long-term productivity
cereal crops · stress response · food security · soil fertility · agrochemical
- plant catabolites
- plant chemicalsalkaloids, terpenes, flavonoids, phenolics, tannins
- Plant Hormonesauxin, auxins, ethylene, brassinosteroids, salicylic acid
- carotenoidsbeta-carotene, lycopene, lutein, carotene, carotenes
strigolactonessalicylic acid
Willow-derived beta hydroxy compound